Who was trying to hurt Mingyi and the other girl while they both were being punished? Also why are they punished…
I believe it is because the brother of the emperor who is sick is the bad guy here and he was the one who had them punished. he probably wanted to kill them with the nether beast too if I had to guess but we will find out.
they are:
tiger and rose
A dream within a dream
he was smiling so I think he knew something for sure though but they still left it open to interpretation.